Is Global Europe the answer to shifting alliances? MEPs debate in The Ring
In this edition of our weekly debate show The Ring, Damian Boeselager (Volt/Greens) and Helmut Brandstätter (Renew) discuss whether Europe can lead in a changing world order. Read More
Latest news bulletin | May 13th, 2026 – Evening
Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond this May 13th, 2026 – latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel. Read more at…
Energy ministers confront Europe’s dependence on China’s power storage dominance
Energy ministers recognised the strategic importance of energy storage for the bloc’s energy transition. Currently, the EU is producing significant amounts of clean power that are wasted due to a…
End ‘barbaric’ conversion practices now, Brussels tells EU countries
The European Commission’s recommendation falls short of the EU-wide ban on conversion practices that advocates had demanded in a citizens’ initiative that gathered more than one million signatures across the…
Lamine Yamal’s Palestine flag wave revives debate over politics in football
Yamal waved a Palestinian flag during Barcelona’s La Liga title celebrations, reviving a debate over whether politics and sport should be mixed with just a month to go before the…
Staged claims and Israeli hoaxes: Debunking viral conspiracy theories about hantavirus
Misinformation about hantavirus has run rampant on social media, with online users reviving viral COVID-19 theories to spread fake news about the outbreak. Read More
Ryanair issues angry statement against Fraport Greece for Thessaloniki and ‘the German monopoly’
Low-cost airline accuses airport operator Fraport of keeping for itself the tax cut decided by the Greek government and calls on Greece to ‘break Fraport’s monopoly’. Read More
Iran preparing for renewed war as military assets remain largely intact, reports warn
Iran is likely preparing for renewed conflict with the US and Israel, Washington-based ISW think tank assessed, citing military drills and asset repositioning after reports emerged that Tehran remained in…
Lost 9th-century manuscript containing earliest English poem found in a Rome library
A 9th-century manuscript held in Rome has revealed the earliest known Old English poem, Caedmon’s Hymn, hidden within a copy of Bede’s Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Read More
Exclusive: EU negotiators find deal on key clauses of the EU-US deal
EU lawmakers and EU capitals struck a deal over provisions halting the EU-US deal if American imports surge unfairly. But crunch talks are still under way over when to start…